ORLANDO, Fla. _ Category 3 Hurricane Humberto is expected to weaken Thursday as it heads northeast and miss Bermuda, according the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. update.
Humberto currently has maximum sustaining winds of 125 mph and is moving at 22 mph and should continue to move away from Bermuda Friday night and Saturday, the NHC said.
While Humberto is expected to weaken, it is still a "major storm," and the effects of it can be felt from far away.
Bermuda will still feel tropical-storm-force winds which extend up to 405 miles from Humberto's core.
Hurricane-force winds can be detected from up to 90 miles.
Dangerous swells and riptide conditions produced by Humberto are forecast for the northwestern Bahamas and from east Central Florida to North Carolina.
Storm surge in Bermuda is forecast to lessen Thursday, however, large dangerous swells are still expected around the island and could cause coastal flooding, the NHC said.
The NHC is tracking several other tropical systems, as well.
Tropical Depression Imelda continues its Texas journey moving at 5 mph with maximum sustaining winds of 40 mph. Imelda is about 110 miles away from Houston. A flash flood watch is in effect for eastern Texas and western Louisiana.
Forecasters also continue to observe Tropical Storm Jerry which is about 575 miles away from the Leeward Islands; moving at 16 mph with winds blowing up to 70 mph.
Jerry is forecast to become hurricane later on Thursday if and when its winds have a maximum sustaining speed of 74 mph or greater.
The NHC is also monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic.
The first is about 1,000 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and is producing disorganized showers. The system has a 30% chance of tropical development in the next five days.
The second is just southeast of the Dominican Republic and has a 10% chance of development in the next two to five days.
